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CDUS43 KFSD 040647  
CLIFSD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
147 AM CDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 12:24 PM 91 2025 68 3 91  
MINIMUM 51 6:58 AM 25 1987 44 7 56  
AVERAGE 61 56 5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.10 1903 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
2017  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.31 -0.31 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 3.04 2.75 0.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.90 23.75 -4.85 18.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1950 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 4 10 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 28 -5 0  
SINCE SEP 1 79 154 -75 54  
SINCE JUL 1 80 171 -91 76  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 26  
SINCE SEP 1 138 92 46 146  
SINCE JAN 1 1039 842 197 904    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 42 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1905  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1952  
1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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